Heart Attack

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What is a heart attack?symptoms Although chest pain or pressure is the most common symptom of a heart attack, heart attack victims may experience a diversity of symptoms that include

squeezing sensation of the chestjaw pain toothache headache

treatment

Oxygen therapyAspirin to thin your blood and prevent further blood clotting Treatment for chest painHeart Attackpeople that are effected.what causes heart attack?A heart attack happens if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can't get oxygen.prevention heart failure is the same as heart attack but in a more scientific name. There is also..

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Sudden cardiac arrestArrhythmiaa heart attack is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Arrhythmia are not regular heartbeats. Ventricular fibrillation is a life-threatening arrhythmia that can cause death if not treated right away. is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. Each year, about 1.1 million Americans suffer a heart attack, and 460,000 of these are fatal. Most of the deaths from heart attacksYou can do...exercise, such as swimming, runninghave a healthy diettake drugs recommended by the doctorsuccess rateAmericans aged 65 and older are becoming more likely to survive the first month after hospitalization for a heart attack.creditshttp://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090818/heart-attack-survival-rates-risehttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/heartattack/treatment